Alliums – Ornamental Onions

Most of us don’t think of onions as beautiful plants, but onions have some very close cousins who definitely deserve a place in your flower garden. As with onions and garlic, the ornamental alliums have round flower heads composed of dozens of star-shaped flowers. However, these plants are not edible, although their leaves do have a slight onion-like scent when crushed.

The ornamental alliums won’t spice up your cooking, but their cheerful, spherical flowers will enliven your garden. These are extremely tough plants that are both drought resistant and cold tolerant. They’re not even bothered by deer or rodents. And there are plenty to choose for any garden.